Search - Angle of Repose (Contemporary American Fiction)

this could possibly be the best written book i have ever read! it won the Pulitzer in the early 70's and ambles along telling its story taking its time as a storyteller in the old west would do.
a historian who is confined to a wheelchair decides to write the history of his grandparents who were some of the first people to settle the west. it is about the ups and downs of mining,marriage,family and the time out on the plains.
a must read for those who love historical fiction that is genuine and wonderful

One of the very few books that I've read twice. A wonderful story of a family on the Western frontier, told by a master. Wallace Stegner was a brilliant writer. Anyone would enjoy this book, winner of the 1972 Pulitzer Prize.

Hard to get into at first, but then it carried me along on a journey that brought about introspection as well as entertainment. Highly recommend for those who enjoy classic literature.

Just damn FINE writing--what a journey inside this man's mind. I loved this book.

Interesting read that juxtaposes a grandson in his latter years with his grandmother and grandfather as he untangles their lives as they came West in the 1880s and 1890s. His grandmother's story is woven from piles of letters to her Eastern friends. His grandfather was a mining engineer and inventor a bit ahead of his time.

This is a wonderful book. You get both the author's interpretation of the people he is writing about, as well as his life. It was a great read!!